KFC to Release Colonel Sanders' Autobiography Despite his Hatred of the Chain

It turns out that Colonel Sanders, the creator of the Kentucky Fried Chicken chain, left behind much more than his recipe for fried chicken. In fact, he wrote an entire autobiography, complete with Southern cooking recipes.

According to Gawker, KFC found an autobiography and cookbook written by Colonel Sanders hidden in their archives last November. Now, the company says it will release the book for free. Anyone who wants some light reading can download it on the KFC Facebook page beginning today, June 4.

Interestingly enough, KFC is publishing the autobiography despite the fact that Colonel Sanders was pretty public about his hatred of the Kentucky Fried Chicken chain. Luckily for KFC, Sanders wrote the book in 1966, ten years before the franchise was bought by Heublein Inc.

It was after the sale that Sanders began to have negative feelings about the franchise. He told The Washington Post that the Heublein executives were, "a bunch of booze hounds," and treated Sanders like, "the saloon bums they're used to dealing with rather than a sophisticated Southern businessman."

The Heublein executives weren't Sanders' only grievance. He also complained of the quality of KFC restaurants after the sale, stating, "I am not too proud of having my name associated with some of my restaurants."

The autobiography was written too early to contain any negative sentiment. To access the book, users will have to like KFC on Facebook and authorize the Colonel Sanders Cookbook app to access their profiles.

Information about the recipes within has been explained with a quote from the Colonel himself: he "won't just use a cold mathematical formula to help you put [the food] on your table." Instead he will give instructions on, "how to prepare it like a man who's talking to you right over your kitchen stove."

Will you read Colonel Sanders' autobiography and cookbook? Do you think it's odd that KFC is releasing the book considering Sanders' hatred of KFC?